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Snap Poll: Major tournaments a great opportunity to showcase the region
This week's RBJ Snap Poll asks readers how they view the Rochester area being the site of major golf tournaments?
The Loop
Dog-tested lessons This week’s column will include a bit of self-indulgence, more than the usual amount, so please bear with us. Last week we said goodbye to an infrequent contributor to the Loop. Lucy, managing editor Mike Dickinson’s dog, had appeared anonymously to illustrate various canine-related pieces over the last decade or so in the […]
Digital Rochester announces Technology Woman of the Year
Digital Rochester Inc.’s 2017 Technology Woman of the Year is Garland Nichols, officials announced Wednesday. Technology Woman of the Year is designed to recognize, celebrate, and make visible the achievements of women in high technology fields, according to Digital Rochester. Nichols is vice president of information security for research and product development at Xerox Corp. […]
The Loop
There’s a nap for that Oh, the wonderful twists life provides us. In kindergarten—we’re talking old-time kindergarten—we detested the forced naps, groaningly putting our heads on the desk as the lights were flicked off. Then for the rest of our lives we crave that opportunity again. So we appreciate the efforts of RIT students to […]
Alumnus named as next president of Hobart and William Smith
Hobart and William Smith Colleges on Thursday named its next president. The board of trustees voted to approve the presidential search committee’s recommendation naming Gregory Vincent as the 27th president of Hobart College and the 16th of William Smith College in Geneva, Ontario County. A national expert on civil rights, social justice and campus culture, […]
Bonduelle USA to add 22 jobs here as part of $20M expansion
Empire State Development on Thursday announced frozen food processor Bonduelle USA Inc. will expand operations at its locations in Monroe and Genesee counties. The company is investing in new equipment and machinery at its facilities in Brockport, Bergen and Oakfield, which will increase production and improve efficiency at the three plants, state officials said. That […]
Rochester region homes sales fall, prices rise
Home sales fell 17 percent in the first quarter in the Rochester region compared with a year ago, the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors Inc. reported Thursday. The median sales price, however, jumped nearly 7 percent during the period. A total of 825 homes were sold in the quarter, down from 994 in the first […]
Parlec sells tooling division to Indianapolis firm
Perinton-based Parlec Inc. said Monday it has sold its tooling division to Indianapolis-based Techniks Industries. Parlec will retain its presetter business under the Omega Tool Measuring Machines brand. Presetters are tool measurement devices. “In January 2016, the executive team at Parlec Inc. made a decision to begin to look at our business as two separate […]
Kodak CEO’s compensation dips slightly in 2016
Eastman Kodak Co. CEO Jeffrey Clarke saw his total compensation dip slightly in 2016, a company filing this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows. Clarke, who became the firm’s chief executive in March 2014, received $2.18 million in total compensation last year, down from $2.22 million in 2015. His salary dipped below $1 […]
Perinton company adds board member
Perinton company Manning & Napier Inc. this week added a new board member. The company on Wednesday appointed Kenneth Marvald to fill a position on the board, effective immediately, the company said Thursday. He replaces Richard Barrington who resigned from the board March 28, effective upon the appointment of his replacement. Marvald has spent over 30 years […]
April 14, 2017
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Carestream Health agrees to sell its dental digital business
Carestream Health Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell its dental digital business. The Rochester-based company, working with its parent company, Onex Corp., has agreed to sell the business to funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, a global private investment firm, and CareCapital Advisors Ltd., a specialist investment platform focused on dental […]
